Standard Spectrum24 Installation; Decision: Internet Addressing; Editing Net.cfg - Symbol Series 3100 Product Reference Manual

Series 3100 / 3500 Product Reference Guide

Standard Spectrum24 Installation

A standard Spectrum24 installation consists of LSL, SLAODI.COM, TCP/IP, and
NET.CFG, and requires a BIOS version of 1.09 or later.
The system software is factory-loaded in the terminals. The default files cover most
expected scenarios with minor changes, as detailed in this chapter. If your
requirements are more sophisticated, refer to the Spectrum24 Network Development Kit
documentation for more information on the Spectrum24 RF network, SLAODI.COM,
the Symbol-provided ODI driver, and the configuration file setups required for various
platforms.
Note: The installation for Spectrum24 terminals with flash disk
differs from a standard installation in the configuration file
setup and in the options for obtaining addresses and
downloading software. For more information, refer to the
Spectrum24 Flash Disk Addendum.

Decision: Internet Addressing

Each terminal requires a unique internet address, or IP address, allowing messages it
sends and receives to be correctly routed over networks conforming to the TCP/IP
protocol standards. These addresses can be administered and entered manually, or
administered and allocated by a server on the network. Two protocols are defined for
the IP address allocation on the network, BOOTP and DHCP. BOOTP is commonly
used in UNIX and OS/2; DHCP is the protocol for Windows NT servers.
By default, Symbol's Series 3000 Spectrum24 terminals use the BOOTP protocol to
obtain an IP address. To allocate IP addresses manually or to use the DHCP protocol,
you must change the "boot" parameter in the [Spectrum24 Control] section of the
NET.CFG file that is loaded on the terminal. The format of the entries to NET.CFG is
discussed in the section Editing NET.CFG.

Editing NET.CFG

The terminal is controlled by entries in the NET.CFG file. After you decide how to
allocate IP addresses, edit NET.CFG to include the [Spectrum24 Control] section
necessary to set the IP addressing mode.
If you intend to make any changes to the terminal's out-of-box default setup, you must
add the [Spectrum24 Control] section, which specifies parameters that apply to all
Spectrum24 uses, to NET.CFG.
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